当我开始爱自己(中英文).doc

As I began to love myself当我真正开始爱自己，I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.我才认识到，所有的痛苦和情感的折磨，都只是提醒我：我的生活违背了自己的本心。Today, I know, this is今天我明白了，这叫做AUTHENTICITY.“真实”。As I began to love myself当我真正开始爱自己，I understood how much it can offend somebody as I try to force my desires on this person,我才懂得，把自己的愿望强加于人，是多么的无礼，even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it,就算我知道，时机并不成熟，那人也还没有做好准备，and even though this person was me.就算那个人就是我自己，Today I call it今天我明白了，这叫做RESPECT.“尊重”。As I began to love myself当我开始爱自己，I stopped craving for a different life,我不再渴求不同的人生，and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.我知道任何发生在我身边的事情，都是对我成长的邀请。Today I call it如今，我称之为MATURITY.“成熟”。As I began to love myself当我开始爱自己I understood that at any circumstance,我才明白我其实一直都在恰好的时机I am in the right place at the right time,恰好的地方、恰好的时间and everything happens at the exactly right moment,我才明白发生的一切都恰到好处so I could be calm.从此我得以平静Today I call it今天我明白了，这叫做SELF-CONFIDENCE.“自信心”。As I began to love myself当我开始真正爱自己，I quit steeling my own time,我不再牺牲自己的自由时间，and I stopped designing huge projects for the future.不再去勾画什么宏伟的明天。Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness,今天我只做有趣和快乐的事，things I love to do and that make my heart cheer,做自己热爱，让心欢喜的事，and I do them in my own way用我的方式，and in my own rhythm.以我的韵律。Today I call it今天我明白了，这叫做HONESTY.“诚实”。As I began to love myself当我开始真正爱自己，I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health 我开始远离一切不健康的东西。food, people, things, situations,不论是饮食和人物，还是事情和环境，and everything that drew me down and away from myself.我远离一切让我远离本真的东西。At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.从前我把这叫做“追求健康的自私自利”，Today I know it is但今天我明白了，这是LOVE OF ONESELF.“爱自己”。As I began to love myself当我开始真正爱自己，I quit trying to always be right,我不再总想着要永远正确，and ever since I was wrong less of the time.不犯错误。Today I discovered that is我今天明白了，这叫做MODESTY.“谦逊”。As I began to love myself我当开始真正爱自己，I refused to go on living in the past我不再继续沉溺于过去，and worry about the future.也不再为明天而忧虑，Now, I only live for the moment,现在我只活在where EVERYTHING is happening.一切正在发生的当下，Today I live each day, day by day,今天，我活在此时此地，and I call it如此日复一日。这就叫PERFECTION.“完美”。As I began to love myself当我开始真正爱自己，I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick.我明白，我的思虑让我变得贫乏和病态，But as I connected it to my heart,但当我唤起了心灵的力量，my mind became a valuable ally.理智就变成了一个重要的伙伴，Today I call this connection这种组合我称之为，WISDOM OF THE HEART.“心灵的智慧”。We no longer need to fear arguments,我们无须再害怕自己和他人的分歧，confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or ot